Corcelles-près-Payerne

Corcelles-près-Payerne
Corcelles-près-Payerne village
Coat of arms
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Location of Corcelles-près-Payerne
Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°58′E / 46.833°N 6.967°E / 46.833; 6.967Coordinates: 46°50′N 6°58′E / 46.833°N 6.967°E / 46.833; 6.967
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Broye-Vully
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,233
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code	1562
SFOS number	5816
Surrounded by	Belmont-Broye (FR), Grandcour, Missy, Montagny (FR), Payerne, Vallon (FR)
Website	www.corcelles.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Corcelles-près-Payerne is a municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Corcelles-près-Payerne is first mentioned in 1235 as Corsales.

Corcelles-près-Payerne has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 12.13 square kilometers (4.68 sq mi). Of this area, 10.01 km² (3.86 sq mi) or 82.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.53 km² (0.20 sq mi) or 4.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi) or 10.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.2 km² (0.077 sq mi) or 1.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km² (20 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 2.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 73.5% is used for growing crops and 8.0% is pastures, while 1.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality was part of the Payerne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Corcelles-près-Payerne became part of the new district of Broye-Vully.

The municipality is located on the old highway toward Bern. As it has expanded, it has grown together with Payerne.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Argent and Gules, overall a tobacco plant proper.

Corcelles-près-Payerne has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,233. As of 2008^[update], 15.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 15.5%. It has changed at a rate of 11.2% due to migration and at a rate of 4.5% due to births and deaths.